Naan burger
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The Naan burger is a hamburger
Hamburger
A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll...

 made with naan
Naan
Naan is a leavened, oven-baked flatbread. It is typical of and popular in South and Central Asia, in Iran, and in South Asian restaurants abroad. Influenced by the large influx of South Asian labour, naan has also become popular in Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states.Originally, naan is a...

 bread. The naan burger has very similar ingredients to normal burgers, but is sometimes made with ham http://deboramia.canalblog.com/archives/2008/02/29/8136289.html. The use of flatbread
Flatbread
A flatbread is a simple bread made with flour, water, and salt and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened: made without yeast or sourdough culture: although some flatbread is made with yeast, such as pita bread....

 creates a taste experience different from hamburgers made with bread
Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...

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Origins

KFC
KFC
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 in India serves naan burgers, but their origins are unknown. Naan burgers, as served in the form closest to the traditional hamburger, may have originated in Britain where both American and Indian food are popular and available in most markets.

It is also served in Toronto, Canada. Several restaurants, including Moxie's located in Yorkdale, and The Host located in Yorkville, offer a dish with naan served with smoked salmon, barbecue
Barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...

d chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, fenugreek, and other garnishings. These dishes also have its origin in the dynamic Indian cooking style prevalent in Canada.
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